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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorPippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren · 160 pages
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbour
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish · 63 pages
A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Matilda
Roald Dahl · 240 pages
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein · 176 pages
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer... Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wa
A Bad Case of Stripes
David Shannon · 32 pages
In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
Wayside School Is Falling Down
Louis Sachar · 179 pages
"Watch Closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window. The children watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!" That's the way things happen a
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems · 38 pages
No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say "Yes."
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi · 205 pages
"First published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 in Il Giornale dei bambini, the many adventures of Pinocchio, Geppetto's wooden puppet who came to life to laugh, cry, and dance like a real boy, garnered immediate acclaim as a children's story. Today Italians consider the novel, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Readers familiar only
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Doreen Cronin · 32 pages
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Jan Thomas
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume · 120 pages
Any fourth grader would agree that Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem—his little brother, Fudge. But the grown-ups in his life just can't see that there is something wrong with a two-year-old who breaks his front teeth try- ing to fly, decides that he is a dog, goes on a no-eat strike, and scribbles all over his brother's homework. Peter is always asked to perform so that Fudge will be less of
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll · 273 pages
Bink & Gollie
Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee · 88 pages
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
The Berenstains' B Book (Bright & Early Books)
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 64 pages
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss · 61 pages
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Laura Joffe Numeroff · 32 pages
Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.
The Best School Year Ever
Barbara Robinson · 117 pages
The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
Bill Watterson · 254 pages
Beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna fish trap, the first two Calvin and Hobbes collections, Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under The Bed Is Drooling, are brought together in this treasury. Including black-and-white dailies and color Sundays, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes also features an original full-color 16-page story. Perhaps the most brilliant comic strip ever create
Mary Poppins
P.L. Travers · 206 pages
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
The Ugly Truth
Jeff Kinney · 219 pages
###German-language description: Greg hat´s offenbar eilig, schnell älter zu werden. Aber ist das wirklich so eine gute Idee?Jedenfalls muss er feststellen: Erwachsenwerden ist gar nicht lustig! Denn plötzlich soll Greg "mehr Verantwortung" übernehmen, mehr duschen und Deo benutzen, in der Schule peinliche Aufklärungsvideos ansehen und Bücher über die Pubertät lesen. Und dann verkündet seine Mutte
A Hat Full of Sky
Terry Pratchett · 352 pages
Something is coming after Tiffany ...Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic -- not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this!What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six
The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt · 40 pages
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.